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- Cuisine: Moroccan
- Prep Time: 10 min(s)
- Cook Time: 15 min(s)
- Serves 2
Chef Hassan M’Souli from Out of Africa explains the key to cooking with tuna is to keep the cooking time short, don’t overcook the tender flesh of the fish. This inventive take uses a powerful mix of Moroccan spices, freshly ground as a ‘crumb’ to coat the tuna. The fish is quickly pan fried and finished off in the oven for a few minutes of cooking to retain the sweet and subtle flavour of the tuna combined with the fragrant spices.
Ingredients
2 tbsp coriander seeds2 tbsp fennel seeds
1 tsp cardamom seeds
2 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tsp whole cloves
750g (1 ½ lb) long tuna fillet
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Olive oil, for frying
Baby spinach leaves, to serve
Preparation
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4).Combine the coriander, fennel, cardamom and cumin seeds with cloves in a dry frying pan.
Stir over a moderate heat for about 3 minutes or until fragrant. Transfer to a plate and allow to cool before finely grinding with a mortar and pestle.
Season the tuna with salt and pepper, and coat all over with the spice mix.
Add olive oil to a hot frying pan and seal the tuna fillet on all sides for about 8 minutes.
Transfer to an oven tray and cook in the oven for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and slice the tuna into 4 slices. (It should be rare on the inside.)
Serve on a bed of spinach.
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